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CVE-2011-4611

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Date: May 17, 2012

Integer overflow in the perf_event_interrupt function in arch/powerpc/kernel/perf_event.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 on powerpc platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (unhandled performance monitor exception) via vectors that trigger certain outcomes of performance events.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4611
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/15/2
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=767914
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4611
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2011-4611
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0837e3242c73566fc1c0196b4ec61779c25ffc93
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-4611

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CWE-189

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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